Sujeewa Kamalasuriya

Sujeewa Kamalasuriya

Personal information
Full name	Sujeewa Priyantha Kamalasuriya
Born	(1965-05-09)9 May 1965 Colombo, Sri Lanka
Died	26 December 2004(2004-12-26) (aged 39) Unawatuna, Sri Lanka
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off-break
Role	Batsman
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1989	Tamil Cricket & Athletic Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 3 Runs scored 117 Batting average 23.40 100s/50s 0/1 Top score 69 Catches/stumpings 2/0
Source: CricketArchive, 10 October 2022

Sujeewa Priyantha Kamalasuriya (9 May 1965 – 26 December 2004) was a Sri Lankan first-class cricketer who played with the Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club.

Career

Kamalasuriya played two 'Youth Tests' for the Sri Lankan Under-19s, led by Aravinda de Silva, when they toured Australia in 1983/84. He was used as an offspinner who batted in the lower order and he took three wickets, including Mark Taylor and Mark Waugh.[1]

His first-class career was brief and consisted of three matches in Group A of the 1988/89 Lakspray Trophy.[2] On his first-class debut against Galle he scored 69 in his first innings and 19 as an opener in his second, dismissed by medium pacer Priyanka de Silva on both occasions.[3] His other matches were against Burgher Recreation Club and Colts Cricket Club. Tamil Union finished the Trophy as runners up to the Sinhalese Sports Club[4]

Instead of continuing in domestic cricket, Kamalasuriya moved to the Australian city of Adelaide where he studied marketing and later opened a cleaning business.

Death

In December 2004, he travelled back to Sri Lanka with his business partner for a holiday and drowned after being struck by the tsunami at Unawatuna, where he was snorkeling.[5]

References

1. "Sri Lanka Under-19s in Australia 1983/84". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
2. "First-Class Matches played by Sujeewa Kamalasuriya". CricketArchive.
3. "Galle Cricket Club v Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club 1988/89". CricketArchive.
4. "Lakspray Trophy 1988/89". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
5. "Sujeewa Kamalasuriya". Cricinfo.